CricketIndia Seals The Series Against West Indies With 4–1, Indian Spinners Stand Out
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Indian spinners put on a display in Florida to take all 10 wickets in an 88-run win over West Indies in the fifth and final Twenty20 cricket international on Sunday.

India clinched the series with two wins from two matches and a 4–1 victory on aggregate in the series. In which the first three matches were held in the West Indies and after India won the first match, the West Indies returned in the second match.

India scored 188-7 after electing to bat first before bowling out West Indies for 100 in 15.4 overs. Only No. 4 Shimron Hetmyer made 56 off 35 balls to provide any resistance before falling to Indian spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who took four for 16 in 2.4 overs.

Hetmyer scored his fastest T20 International fifty in 28 balls, a ball faster than his previous best. He hit five fours and four sixes in his innings.

Axar Patel took 3-15 wickets in three overs and Kuldeep Yadav took 3-12 wickets in four overs. Two maiden overs were also bowled by the spinners in this match.

India had reached 53-1 in the first powerplay and 95-1 after 10 overs. Opener Shreyas Iyer smashed 64 off 40 balls for India, which included eight fours and two sixes, before he was dismissed by Jason Holder. Deepak Hooda scored 38 runs out of 25.

Odeon Smith damaged India’s middle-order at a fast-medium pace with 3-33 wickets in four overs. Obed McCoy was the most expensive bowler for West Indies, conceding 27 runs in his two overs without taking a wicket.

Both India and West Indies made four changes from Saturday’s game, which India won by 59 runs to seal the series. India’s rested players include skipper Rohit Sharma, who has been replaced by Hardik Pandya. Pandya praised the atmosphere ahead of Sunday’s game at Central Broward Park.

“We don’t think we are playing in Miami, but in an Indian city,” Hardik was quoted as saying by the cricinfo.com website. “Great to come overseas and get this support.”